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289.] The Svetambara Narratives
397 देवराज-वत्सराज-रास ।
Devarāja-Vatsarāja-rāsa [देवराज-वच्छराज-रास] [ Devarāja-Vaccharāja-rāsa ]
723. No. 289
1892-95. Size.- 104 in. by 3 in. Extent. — 10 folios ; is lines to a page ; 56 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper thin and white; Devanagari chara
cters; small, legible and fair hand-writing ; foll. num. bered as usual ; a corner of the first fol. worn out; edges of several foll, slightly damaged ; condition very fair; com.
plete ; composed in six Khandas. Age. - Samvat 1656. Author.- Lavanyasamaya, pupil of Samayaratna. For his life-sketch
.....and his additional works see No. 197. Subject. - Life of Devarāja-Vatsarāja in Gujarāti in verse. It is
divided in khandas. This work points out the importance
of ahimsa ( non-injury to living beings ). Begins.- fol. i° श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥
वस्तु सकल जिनवर सकल जिनवर पाय पणमेधि। तउ पणमेवि चक्कसरी। एक चित्ति बहु भत्ति कारिअ । निय गुरु तणइ सुपप्ताउलइ । रिदयकमल नीय मति । विमासीय सज्जन ! मह क उ संभलउ । हीय उइ भाव घ(धी)रेय । ।
बोलिसु नव नव कवित रस । सिरिवछराजवरीअ॥१॥etc. Ends.- fol. 10°
वस्तु पाछिलइ मवि पाछिलइ भवि इणि । बछराजि । जीवदया पाली परी । तिणि प्रभावई विहू देस पामीय । आपद सवि संपद हुई अनइ वली बहु सुष पामीय । मुनि लावण्यसमइ भणइ । भवीयण लोय सह ।
जीवदया पालउ परी । जिम पामउ सुष बहुअ॥ इति श्रीदेवराजवछराज चुपइ समाप्त । संबत १६५६ वर्षे चैत्र मवि १३ दिने उषितं ऋषिरंगा ।
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